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Gary Peters: “Congress should consider ways to express through public statements, official visits, and resolutions the important…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2017
Congress should consider ways to express through public statements, official visits, and resolutions the important connection between a free press, a vibrant civil society, an independent judiciary, and expanded democratic governance in Hong Kong.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters highlights the link between democracy and civil society in Hong Kong.

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